dóci

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Macanese

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Etymology

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From Portuguese doce.

Adjective

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dóci (augmentative dóci-dóci)

  1. sweet (tasting of sugars)
    Têm pâm dóci, têm pâm salgado.
    There is sweet bread, there is savoury bread.
  2. sweet (pleasing)
    Vôs sabe falâ dóci língu di Macau?
    Do you know how to speak Macanese?
    (literally, “Do you know how to speak the sweet language of Macau?”)

Usage notes

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  • The Macanese language is sometimes referred to as dóci língu (literally sweet language) or dóci papiaçám (literally sweet way of speaking).

Derived terms

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  • águ-dóci (potable water, literally sweet water)
  • bóca-dóci (sweet talker, literally sweet mouth)
  • capa-dóci (helpful person; female know-it-all, literally sweet winter coat)
  • dóci-dóci (sweetened)
  • nómi dóci (affectionate family name, literally sweet name)

Noun

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dóci

  1. sweet, candy, confection
    Synonym: (candy) tôm-tôm
    dóci camalengagourd preserve/jam

Derived terms

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  • dóci vestido (selection of decorated sweets given to the guests at a christening or wedding, literally dressed sweets)
  • visitido como dóci di mui (very well-dressed, literally dressed like plum candy)

References

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